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Exploring Wave Properties with Springs

This document describes an activity where students observe the properties of waves using a spring. Students work with a partner to stretch, compress, and release different areas of the spring to see how it moves. They then answer questions about their observations of the spring's movements, identify the types of waves demonstrated, and explain how the rate of moving the spring affects the waves' frequency and wavelength.

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Exploring Wave Properties with Springs

This document describes an activity where students observe the properties of waves using a spring. Students work with a partner to stretch, compress, and release different areas of the spring to see how it moves. They then answer questions about their observations of the spring's movements, identify the types of waves demonstrated, and explain how the rate of moving the spring affects the waves' frequency and wavelength.

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Activity on the Waves

Name______________________________ Score:_________
Section: ___________________________ Date:_________

Title of Activity: Waves in A Spring

Procedure:

1. Choose a partner and play with a spring to observe some properties of waves.
2. With one end of the spring held securely by your partner, stretch the spring to the right and to
the left (do not overstretch).
3. Then, move one end of the spring to the right and to the left while on the floor. Repeat these
actions but at a faster rate.
4. Now, compress several coils of the spring on one end. Release the compressed area of the
spring and observe what happens. Repeat these actions but this time double the number of
compressed coils.

Answer the following questions:

1. Record and draw your observations. Provide an explanation for each observation.

2. Identify the types of waves illustrated in the activity.

3. Explain how the rate at which the spring toy model left and right affect the frequency and wavelength
produced.

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